Virgin Atlantic adds two new UK-US routes

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Virgin Atlantic adds two
new UK-US routes
AWTE60 - Photos,
comment, winners from
the celebrations...
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New Belfast and Glasgow flights for 2015...
glh unveils new fourstar brand for Thistle
sites... READ MORE "
11 fans hospitalised, 22
arrested: England at
World Cup...
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Airbus files patent
for new 'bike saddle
seats'...
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V
irgin Atlantic has announced
new flights from Glasgow
and Belfast to the US for
next summer.
The Belfast route will be the
first Northern Ireland service for
the carrier, with services from
Belfast International to Orlando to
commence on 25 June 2015. It will
operate in June and July with an
additional 3,600 seats in total.
A similar number of seats
will be available on the Glasgow
to Las Vegas route, which will
launch on 10 September 2015 and
run throughout September and
October.
Both routes form part of Virgin
Atlantic’s joint venture with Delta
Air Lines, with Delta offering
ticket sales under a codeshare
agreement. The routes, which
will be operated by a three-class
Boeing 747-400, will also provide
connections throughout the US.
“I am delighted we are able to
offer customers in Northern Ireland
and Scotland the opportunity to
travel on Virgin Atlantic to two of our
most popular leisure destinations
next summer,” said Craig Kreeger,
chief executive of Virgin Atlantic.
“It’s incredibly important to us to
offer customers from all across the
UK access to our long haul network
during peak travel periods.”
P
rime Minister David Cameron toured Qatar Airways’ new Airbus A350 at the Farnborough
Air Show on Monday. The aircraft has been in the show’s flying displays throughout the
week, while an A320 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be on static display. Here Cameron is
pictured with CEO Akbar Al Baker (left) and Airbus Group’s chief executive Tom Enders, and
also photos of the A350 in action.
New business travel
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WTM to host
hospitality
conference
W
orld Travel Market (WTM)
will host the Hospitality
Sales & Marketing Association
International’s (HSMAI) Europe
Digital Marketing Conference this
year.
The conference will be held at
the show on the final WTM day on
6 November as a private paid-for
event. Topics will include web
analytics, direct conversations and
metasearch with speakers to be
announced in September.
WTM’s final day is hosting
several conferences and
events this year including WTM
Speed Networking, A Taste
of ILTM, the Family Holiday
Association’s Holidays Matter
Annual Conference, Future You
Conference and Travel Perspective
social media sessions.
Meridiana
appoints APG
I
talian carrier Meridiana has
appointed APG as its GSA in the
UK. APG will provide sales and
marketing for the Sardinia-based
carrier in the UK and Ireland.
The airline flies from Gatwick to
Cagliari, Naples and Olbia with a
network that spans to the Indian
Ocean and the US.
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glh unveils four-star brand
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No restaurants or meeting space in new brand...
ondon-based hotel firm glh
has revealed a new four-star
brand as it looks to fill the
gap in the city’s midscale hotel
market.
The every hotels brand will
open its first hotel in Piccadilly this
November aimed at the ‘qualityconscious’ business traveller and
‘savvy city explorer’.
Other hotels are already
in the pipeline for Hyde Park,
Leicester Square and Bloomsbury,
all of which are going through
refurbishments. The four properties
have previously operated under the
Thistle brand.
The every brand is expected to
have more than 50 hotels by the
end of the decade.
The brand will be focused on
bedrooms instead of restaurants
and meeting space, with glh looking
for further sites in London including
existing hotels, conversions and
new builds.
“The four-star full-feature
hotel product is a dinosaur for
many cities around the world. We
estimate half of all four-star hotels
outside gateway cities have too
every hotels will open in the current Thistle properties
SuperBreak’s new rail booking
system launches
S
uperBreak has launched a new
rail booking system for travel
agents.
The online system offers
guaranteed seats at no extra cost
and confirmed train times and route
at the time of booking.
A new search function means
agents can select the hotel plus rail
option followed by departure date,
station and times which will then
bring up suggested packages.
Graham Balmforth, national
sales manager at SuperBreak
said: “This makes things so
much clearer and convenient for
agents. Previously rail tickets were
added as an add-on at the end
of a booking but now they are an
integral part of the process.”
Airbus’ ‘bike
saddle seats’
cause stir
Boeing plans larger windows on
new 777X
many restaurants and barely-used
meeting facilities,” said glh’s chief
executive Mike DeNoma. “The four
star sector continues to bury its
long neck in the sand, in the face of
changing customer needs. every is
our direct response to owners and
developers burdened with legacy
buildings who are keen for a new
four star option that responds to the
changing market.”
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Farnborough
news
Ireland and US based
Intrepid Aviation has
ordered six Boeing 777300ERs. The lessor also has
the option to purchase an
additional four.
US-based Trans States
Holdings, which operates
Trans States Airlines,
Compass Airlines and
GoJet Airlines, has ordered
50 Embraer E175-E2 jets,
with options for a further
50.
N
ew seats that resemble bike
saddles have been causing a
stir after Airbus filed a patent for
the new design.
The seats could be used in
economy class cabins and would
flip up so create more space in
the cabin when not all seats are
sold.
Airbus told the LA Times
the seats may never make it to
commercial use but if they did
would only be used for short
flights.
The seats have generated
a mixed reaction but many are
concerned they could be too
uncomfortable, or impractical for
those with back problems.
How the interior of a Boeing 777X could look
B
oeing has announced its new
777X model will have 15%
larger windows and a 16-inch wider
cabin than competitors as it looks
to combine the ‘best’ of its 777 and
787 models.
The planemaker said the new
B777X will have the ‘passengerpreferred’ interiors of the current
777 but with the cabin innovations
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used on the 787 Dreamliner.
The new 777X will have the
same altitude as the Dreamliner of
6,000 feet, while windows will be
15% larger and at eye level for most
passengers.
Its widened cabin will allow for
economy seats that are up to 18
inches wide.
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Bek Air of Kazakhstan
has placed an order with
Russia's Sukhoi for seven
Superjet 100 aircraft, to be
delivered in 2015 and 2016
US-based Air Lease
Corporation (ALC) has
placed a firm order for 26
Boeing jets – six B777300ERs and 20 B737 MAX
8 aircraft, valued at US$3.9
billion.
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AWTE UNVEILS 60 INFLUENTIAL
WOMEN IN TRAVEL AT 60TH
CELEBRATION
The travel industry gathered on Monday to mark the 60th anniversary
of the Association of Women Travel Executives (AWTE), where the most
60 influential women in travel were also announced.
“It is a great honour for Miss Low to be voted on to this prestigious
list of top ladies in travel and I can only reiterate what a privilege
it has been to carry Erna Low’s very special brand into the modern
technological age, whilst continuing to give the same personal touch to
our clients.”
“I am delighted by the
AWTE’s selection for the ’60
for 60’ initiative. A diverse
workforce is incredibly
important to TUI Travel, and I
would like to congratulate Chris
Browne, Jacky Simmonds, Jane
Ashton and Kathryn Ward for
this fantastic achievement”
Peter Long,
chief executive, TUI
“This event has been a great
celebration of the industry
talents both past and present
and we are delighted to now
offer the opportunity for
experienced members to help
develop the rising stars of the
industry too.”
Barbro McAusland,
chair of AWTE
CHAIR’S AWARD WINNERS
AWTE chair Barbro McAusland (far left) handed out
awards during the evening, while deputy chair Debbee Dale
was the master of ceremonies for the night. The Honorary
Award went to Jo Rzymowska, Celebrity Cruises UK & Ireland
while the Company Award went to Avis Budget, with Julia
Kemp picking up the prize (second from right). Thomas
Cook’s Harriet Green won the Business Impact Award.
Businesswoman Kim Winser spoke at the event
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Adele Biss, Alexis Coles Barasso
Amanda Wills, Amanda (Williams) Matthews
Angela Day, Barbara Cassani
Bella Rangle Callan, Bronwyn Gold Blyth
Carol Marlow, Carolyn McCall
Cathy Matos, Chris Browne
Claire Tobin, Debbee Dale
Debbie Flynn, Diane Bouzebiba
Doreen McKenzie, Erna Low,
Fiona Jeffery, Gail Kenny
Gill Benwell, Harriet Green
Jackie Kernaghan, Jackie Simmonds
Jackie Steadman, Jane Atkins
Jane Ashton, Jane Dyson
Jo Rzymowska, Joan Richardson
Julia Kemp, Julia Lo Blue Said
Julia Simpson, Kathryn Beadle
Kathryn Ward, Kristina Wallen
Lucy Huxley, Lynn Hughes
Lynn Narraway, Mandy Nickerso
Margaret Hood, Martha Lane Fox
Melba Correia, Nishma Robb
Patricia Rossello Evans, Petra Roach
Phil Bocarro, Pippa Isbell
Renee Chandler, Rita Beckworth
Sandie Dawe, Simone Clark
Sharon Munro, Sue Biggs
Susan Hooper, Tamara Lohan
Tiffany Hall, Val Gooding
Victoria Sanders, Wendy Atkins Smith
AWTE board members tried on Winser London dresses
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11 England fans hospitalised
during World Cup
E
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Foreign Office reveals consular assistance statistics...
leven fans were
hospitalised and 22
were arrested in Brazil
during the World Cup, the
Foreign Office has revealed.
Consular assistance
numbers released today said
many of the arrests were
related to ticket touting, while
the hospitalisations were
mostly for minor injuries.
Throughout the tournament
six English police officers
were present as well as 13
consular staff, four of which
were located in the cities the
England team were playing in.
The office had to issue 75
emergency documents during
the tournament at a tune of
around GBP95 each but hailed
its pre-travel communication
a success in keeping the
figure low. The ‘Be on the Ball’
campaign launched in December
saw nearly 80,000 views on its
World Cup Travel Advice page;
2,000 video views and reached
more than 9 million people on
social media.
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A similar system will now be
used in Brazil when it hosts the
Olympics in 2016.
“The vast majority of England
fans were GREAT ambassadors
for the country and the number
requiring assistance was low. The
Be on the Ball campaign helped
fans prepare and we will look to do
something similar for the Olympics,”
said Alex Ellis, Her Majesty’s
Ambassador for Brazil.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“The four-star
full-feature hotel
product is a
dinosaur for many
cities around the
world”
Bombardier
to fuel Flybe
strategy
F
lybe has announced it has
agreed to use the Bombardier
400 as its aircraft on choice for further
growth.
The carrier’s CEO Saad Hammad
said the Q400 will play an ‘integral
role’ in capacity additions, having
scaled back its operation in November
to the most profitable routes.
“This strategic agreement with
Bombardier is an important part of
our commitment to profitable regional
flying. The Q400 is specifically
optimised for regional routes and the
Flybe fleet will be one of the most
operationally efficient regional fleets
in the world,” said Hammad. “Any
decisions regarding incremental
capacity deployment in the UK will
see the Bombardier Q400 aircraft play
an integral role."
904 hotels in
European pipeline
H
otel development in Europe is
being led by the UK, with 904
hotels under construction across the
continent.
A total of 145, 465 rooms are in the
development phase across Europe
with 41, 831 of this in the UK alone.
Russia, Germany and Turkey also
have more than 12,000 rooms in the
pipeline, which Italy and France have
around 4,500 in development.
Chambers grabs
Parliament
contract
C
hambers Travel Management
has been contracted to provide
business travel services to the
Houses of Parliament. The TMC has
deployed an implementation team
ahead of starting the services on 1
September, which follow a six-month
tender process. Six team members
will be based in Westminster for face
to face interaction but plans are also
in place for an online booking tool
and mobile option.
FOUR TECHNOLOGY NEWS STORIES THAT
YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF
New honeycomb screening could ease airport
process
Football fans heading into the Area de Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil had
their belongings checked through honeycomb-shaped machines, in what
could eventually make its way into airports. The machine scans for various
threats in seconds and has been successful during the stadium trials.
Wired.co.uk said passengers would be able to hold up their airline ticket
that assigns them a pod, which they then place their bag in. While the
passenger walks around the side the machine uses sensors and X-ray to
see any threats and if there isn’t then the passenger can open the door on
the other side using their ticket.
England’s national parks get improved
mobile signal
England’s national parks
will get better mobile signal
following an agreement with
four operators. The deal with
EE, O2, Vodafone and Three
will mean improved coverage
for more than 300,000 people
that live in national parks across
the country. It will particularly
cover areas that have no signal
at all, with the BBC reporting that masts will be ‘sensitively located and
designed’.
First cab goes cash and cardless
One London black cab driver has become the first to not accept cash
and card payments. Ian Cable will only welcome payment by mobile
phone for a week, and it comes after London’s buses started to only offer
touch payment on Oyster or debit cards. He is using Barclay’s Pingit
for payment and the Paym system but users need to have the app and
link it to their bank account before making any purchases. Cable said
the system will also mean he does not need to stop at cashpoints when
customers do not have money on them, and risk a fine.
Keeping tablets causes sales slowdown
Sales of tablet devices are
slowing as people hold onto
older models. Analysts have
seen a more dramatic slowdown
than expected for tablets as
consumers are choosing to
keep them for three years or
longer. A report by CCS Insight
and reported by the Telegraph
found that longer battery life,
software updates and ‘robust’ designs are causing people to keep tablets
for longer.
H
oliday Lounge has
celebrated its 10th
anniversary this month by
raising £13, 415 for charity.
The Midlands agency, which
has branches in Hinckley,
Lutterworth and Burbage,
smashed its targets to raise
the money for Children
with Cancer, Guide Dogs
for the Blind, British Heart
Foundation and Kidney
Research. Managing director
Paul Moss said: “This has been
a fantastic achievement by the
staff at Holiday Lounge. Over
the course of the year they
have done various charity
work including competing in
the Great North Run; cycling
150 miles on an exercise bike;
a tandum parachute jump
from 9,000 feet; quiz nights
and much more.”
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Upcoming Events new Family
Ambassador
EVENTS
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Air Show
14-20 July,
Farnborough
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AWTE 60th
Celebrations
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14 July, London
CLIA Luxury
Cruise Expo
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urious George has been
announced as the new
Family Ambassador for NYC &
Company.
The year-long collaboration
will see the monkey used to
encourage family travel to the
city’s five boroughs, following the
likes of the Muppets, Where’s
Wally?, the Smurfs, Dora the
Explorer and Sesame Street.
New York received an
estimated 16.7 million family
visitors in 2013, around 3.1%
up from 2012, while numbers
since the Family Ambassador
programme launch in 2009 are up
26.5%.
Visit Greece adds ferry schedules
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New responsible business travel
event announced
Organisers behind the
Business Travel Show have
announced a new one-day event
focused on sustainable travel.
The Responsible Travel
Management Conference will take place in London on 8 October and
will be free for business travel managers to attend.
Covering topics including duty of care, sustainability and CSR, the
new event is the first to launch under Centaur Live’s new Business
Travel IQ brand that combines events, reports and insight.
Networking sessions and a small expo will also be held during the
one-day event.
“At the Responsible Management Conference delegates will
develop a much deeper understanding of the risks and responsibilities
that come from doing business in a changing global economy as well
as how to create a more sustainable programme without increases in
costs,” said event director David Chapple.
London's Savoy Hotel develops
wildflower walk
The Savoy Hotel in London
is developing a 'wildflower walk',
alongside the UK capital's River
Thames. As part of its 125th
anniversary celebrations, the
Fairmont-managed hotel is
leading an initiative that will
create London’s first ever central
wildflower walk - a floral trail that
will increase the amount of native wildflowers in the city, as well as
raising awareness of green and floral spaces along the Thames. All
along the river, green spaces will be planted with wild flowers to create
a string of ‘pit-stops’ for bees and other pollinators.
The River of Flowers project will be unveiled in August this year,
and includes a map that plots the wild gardens, meadows and groves
of trees along the north and south banks of the Thames.
Anantara raises funds for
Thailand's elephants
V
isit Greece has now put what
is has claimed to be the
most comprehensive Greek ferry
schedule in English to date. The
website now includes more than
13,000 routes between the mainland
and islands as well as inter-islands.
It has a search option to help people
arrange itineraries, and the vessels
have recently been refurbished.
“Island hopping in Greece has
just got a whole load easier thanks
to the new established collaboration
of visitgreece with the GTPsearch
engine. This is great news for agents
too as island hopping has always
been the most delightful way to
see the diversity Greece in one
holiday, but now it has never been
easier to plan or more desirable as
the new modern fleet is now speedy,
reliable and even luxurious,” said
Christina Kalogera, Greek National
Tourism director in the UK & Ireland.
As Anantara prepares to host
the 13th King's Cup Elephant
Polo Tournament in August, the
resort operator has unveiled a
new pledge to raise awareness
and money for Thailand's
elephants.
The company has teamed
up with some of Thailand's most
famous TV stars, asking them to
put their artistic skills to the test by painting mini statues of elephants.
These works of art will then be auctioned off during the tournament.
The funds raised from the auction will go donated to local charity
Elephant Parade, to help its efforts to protect Thailand's elephants.
Thai celebrities taking part in the initiative include Woody
Milintachinda, Cindy Bishop, Tanya Engtrakul, Pip Rawich, Mutmee
Pimdao, Put Putthichai, View Wannarose, Poo Anirut, Bee Matika, Paul
Pattarapol, Data Daranratch, Jeab Karnjanaporn, Kae Chollada and
Took Chanokwanun.
Now in its 13th year, the King's Cup has so far raised US$750,000
for Thailand's wild and domesticated elephant population, including
the creation of the first elephant hospital in Krabi. A total of 50 street
elephants will take part in this year's tournament.
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Sri Lanka sees 25% jump in tourist
arrivals
Air Canada to fly to Panama City
Air Canada has announced
that it will start a new direct flight
between Toronto and Panama
City on 17 December 2014.
The new service will operate
three times a week, departing
Toronto’s Pearson International
Airport every Wednesday, Friday
and Sunday at 0830. The return
leg leaves Panama City’s Tocumen International Airport at 1505 the
same day. The service will be operated using an Airbus A319 aircraft
with 120 seats. Air Canada will become the first airline to operate
direct flights on the route.
400 hotels to rise in Latin America
S
ri Lanka's tourism industry
continued on its steep upward
trajectory in the first six months of
2014, with international arrivals
surging almost 25%.
According to the latest data
from the Sri Lankan Tourism
Development Authority (SLTDA), the
country welcomed a total of 727,353
overseas tourists between January
and June this year, marking a 24.6%
increase compared to the 583,573
recorded in the corresponding
period of 2013.
Accommodation added at
Warwick Castle
A total of 400 new hotels are
either under construction or
being planning in Central and
South America. According to the
latest regional pipeline from STR
Global, 65,479 new rooms are
expected to come on line in the
coming years, led by Brazil which
continues to lead the region's
growth with 44,100 new rooms
under development. But development is widespread, with four other
countries reporting more than 2,000 rooms under contract: Colombia
(4,893 rooms), Panama (3,631), Argentina (2,771) and Chile (2,437).
Tour operator offers 'Paddington
Package' to Peru
Taking advantage of the
upcoming release of a new
movie based on the children's
cartoon character Paddington
Bear, tour company Inkaterra
is offering a new tour package
to Paddington's home country,
Peru. The Andean Spectacled
Bear Package will allow fans to
stay three nights at Inkaterra
Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel and
learn about the life of a bear keeper at the Inkaterra Machu Picchu
Andean Spectacled Bear Project. The Paddington movie, starring
Nicole Kidman, Julie Waters and Hugh Bonneville, is due to be
released this winter.
Starwood opens new Sheraton in
Brazil
W
arwick Castle has opened
two new Tower Suites
within the 14th century Caesar’s
Tower. The suites have been
decorated in bespoke furniture
and fittings giving a Victorian feel.
The Peacock Suite and The Rose
Suite cost £600 a night for two
adults with breakfast, a private
tour and two days’ access to the
attraction. Geoff Spooner, general
manager at Warwick Castle, said:
“Awakening in a hand-carved
four-poster bed in a private Tower
Suite is no longer a fairytale:
we’re making our guests’ dreams
come true whilst remaining faithful
to the heritage of the Castle by
ensuring the Suites are furnished
with bespoke crafted items that
resonate with their fully-restored
surroundings.”
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts
has launched a new Sheraton
hotel near the Brazilian city
of Recife. The new Sheraton
Reserva do Paiva Hotel
& Convention Center is a
new-build hotel located in a
planned beachfront community
approximately 30 minutes from
the centre of the city. The property
features 289 rooms, including
28 suites, plus a spa, large fitness centre, restaurants, infinity-edged
swimming pool and a beach club. The property comes with an 850m²
convention centre able to accommodate up to 2,100 people.
Copa Air traffic surges in 2014
Copa Airlines has seen
a strong double-digit rise in
passenger traffic in the first half
of the year. For the six month
period between January and
June 2014, Copa's traffic,
measured in revenue passenger
miles (RPM), surged 11.8%
compared with the same period
in 2013. Load factors increased
1.6 percentage points to 77.7%.
And much of the airline's growth was driven by domestic routes, which
saw a 13.5% rise in RPM. Domestic demand however, slumped 33.8%
in line with a reduction of capacity on domestic routes in Colombia.
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